Anchor Pub & Grille

Stoped by this little costal gem, tried out the stuffed clams $3, crab cakes 2 for $6, twin lobster plate $29.95, lobster roll $22.95, burger and lemon salmon. Reasonable prices, large portions in full plates, seafood prices due change as they are market price. There was a dinning area both indoors and out it’s family friendly, also had a pub area. Beautiful views and great atmosphere please take time to visit! Happy travels -A

*Live review* (Will update if necessary) Totally GoogleMap'd "Lobster Rolls Near Me". A lot of the places are seasonal. So, I'm glad I found this one after two tries. Pretty busy for a Sunday afternoon. Only me. Walked through the bar area and all the seats were taken. Staff is pretty friendly for how busy they are. ORDER: Lobster roll (warm - with drawn butter and French fries on the side). Waiting around beer: A local brew by Channel Marker; their Where There's A Whale There's A Way Double IPA, 8%. PETER welcomed me to sit at an empty table and was friendly and attentive. Would come by again!

The only reason this place doesn’t rate a 5 is the fact that it’s not fancy schmantzy. Since I can’t base a place’s value on whether or not they have cloth tablecloths, five stars. The service and seafood was excellent. No cloth tablecloths, so… whatever. Your not paying for location and there was a nice friendly crowd there. We had lobster and baked seafood pie (which I could get addicted to… fresh! Bay scallops!). Great slaw and perfect garlic potatoes. I had not had simple warm beets that way in decades and they were lovely. Generally, I think American small breweries beat me over the head with their IPAs but Beverly has one from a local Channel Marker brewery that makes a superlative one, and Anchor carries it. If I ever get back this way I’ll come back to Anchor. I’ll never forget it.

I've been a few times now, as I want to give it a fair chance. It's just not a great place. To start, on all three visits, a server forgot something: water, a drink order, silverware, something. On all three visits it took a very long time to get food. My entire dinner were lukewarm. I didn't say anything because two servers were next to me talking about how busy they are. To sit outside, you just have to know to walk up and wait until a table is available. No one acknowledges your presence or says a word. In fact, they'll look right at you and ignore you. No host. At least put a sign up. Lastly, the prices just don't justify the food. It's not a terrible expensive place, but, as an example, here is the salad that comes with a three dollar upcharge. All in all not a pleasant experience. It's more of a local watering hole for folks who know each other, which is cool.